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Designing React Hooks the Right Way

You're reading from   Designing React Hooks the Right Way Explore design techniques and solutions to debunk the myths about adopting states using React Hooks

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jan 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803235950
Length 278 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Fang Jin Fang Jin
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Table of Contents (12) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Chapter 1: Introducing the Function Component 2. Chapter 2: Crafting States in Functions FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 3: Hooking into React 4. Chapter 4: Use State to Jumpstart Components 5. Chapter 5: Use Effect to Handle Side Effects 6. Chapter 6: Use Memo to Boost Performance 7. Chapter 7: Use Context to Cover an Area 8. Chapter 8: Use Ref to Hide Stuff 9. Chapter 9: Use Custom Hooks to Reuse Logic 10. Chapter 10: Building a Website with React 11. Other Books You May Enjoy

Questions and answers

Here are some questions and answers to refresh your knowledge:

  1. What are React built-in hooks?

    React built-in hooks refers to all hooks designed by React, including useState, useEffect, and so on. You can't create a built-in hook on the fly, but you can contribute your idea and send a pull request to the React core team to review.

  2. What is a custom hook?

    We can create a custom hook by consuming one of the React built-in hooks and giving the hook name prefixed with use. A custom hook can be as powerful as a built-in hook. The purpose of the built-in hook is to address atomic core capability whereas the custom hook is normally created to address practical project problems. There're hundreds of custom hooks on the internet you might find useful or inspiring.

  3. What's the best practice for creating a hook?

    A custom hook can be, and most times is, created naturally out of the code refactoring process. As long as you feel a bundle of code can...

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